Departmental Training

Greg Hands: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland with reference to the answer of 4 November 2008,  Official Report, column 239W, on departmental training, what personal training courses at public expense other Ministers in his Department have undertaken since 1 January 2008.

Ann McKechin: Ministers in the Scotland Office have undertaken the following personal training courses at public expense since 1 January 2008: 'Presentation and Public Speaking Skills' and an 'Introduction Workshop for New Ministers'.

Identity Cards: Civil Proceedings

Francis Maude: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department with reference to the answer of 14 July 2008,  Official Report, column 145W, on identity cards, what stage the legal case relating to disclosure of Gateway information has reached; how much the Government have spent to date on legal costs for the case; and if she will place in the Library a copy of the Identity Card Gateway Review, redacting commercially sensitive information.

Angela Eagle: I have been asked to reply.
	I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 12 January 2009,  Official Report, columns 508-09W. The tribunal has still not issued its decision.
	The legal cost incurred, relating to the disclosure of Gateway information on the Identity Cards programme, is currently £121,000 excluding VAT.
	Gateway reports, including the findings and status, are conducted on a confidential basis for senior responsible owners (SRO). We do not, therefore, make this information routinely public.

Defence: Military Aircraft

Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent improvements have been made to the fleet of frontline UK aircraft.

Quentin Davies: In the past year, we have introduced a number of significant improvements to our frontline aircraft capabilities.
	We have enhanced our strategic air lift capability by taking delivery of two more C-17s, taking our total C-17 fleet to six aircraft.
	We continue to improve our fast jet capabilities with significant enhancements to our Harrier and Tornado fleets to increase their effectiveness in the Close Air Support roles they fulfil in Iraq and Afghanistan. These improvements include our new Paveway IV Precision Guided Bomb, which entered service with the Harriers in December 2008, and which provides the RAF with a state of the art all-weather, day and night, precision bombing capability. The Dual Mode Seeker Brimstone also entered service in December 2008 providing increased target accuracy and reduced risk of collateral damage. On 1 July 2008 Typhoon was declared operational in the air to ground role, while on 21 October the first two Tranche 2 Typhoon aircraft were delivered to RAF Coningsby.
	We have also increased our surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities with the introduction of the Airborne Stand off Radar, which achieved its In Service Date in November 2008.
	We have increased the number of helicopter airframes and hours available to our commanders in the last two years, delivering a 60 per cent. increase in available flying hours, and will be making further significant increase in helicopter capacity in Afghanistan over the next two years. By the end of 2009 the first of the eight Chinooks under the Mark 3 reversion programme will be delivered, providing a significant uplift to our heavy lift helicopter fleet. The first of the 12 upgraded Lynx Mark 9 helicopters will also be available by the end of 2009. Taken with additional Apache capability and the Merlins that we plan to move to Afghanistan once they have completed their mission in Iraq, these improvements will deliver a significant increase in our front line helicopter capability.

Departmental ICT

Jennifer Willott: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence with reference to the answer to the hon. Member for Fareham of 27 October 2008,  Official Report, column 630W, on departmental ICT, what ICT projects his Department and its agencies are undertaking; and if he will make a statement.

Quentin Davies: An ICT project can vary from installing single computers and software licences to major programmes, such as the Defence Information Infrastructure. Details of all the ICT projects being undertaken by the Ministry of Defence and each of its agencies is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Departmental Public Relations

Nick Hurd: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Rochford and Southend East of 11 November 2008,  Official Report, column 1000W, on departmental public relations, which firms were used; and what the remit was of each substantive contract.

Kevan Jones: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 22 January 2009,  Official Report, columns 1672-73W.

Joint Strike Fighter

Gerald Howarth: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence with reference to the answer to the hon. Member for Mid Sussex of 6 November 2008,  Official Report, column 676W, on the Joint Strike Fighter aircraft, whether the development and acquisition schedule under the US/UK Memorandum of Understanding was denominated in US dollars.

Quentin Davies: Yes.

Supply Estimates

Gerald Howarth: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will break down his Department's Winter Supplementary Estimate 2008-09 on the same basis as in his answer of 14 July 2008,  Official Report, column 168W.

Bob Ainsworth: I will write to the hon. Member and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.
	 Letter from Gerald Howarth, dated 22 January 2009:
	I undertook to write to you on 15 December 2008, (Official Report, column 341W) and 12 January, (Official Report column 99W) in answer to your Parliamentary Questions about Departmental Public Expenditure.
	I attach tables which provide a detailed breakdown of the Department's Main Estimates 2007/08, together with a breakdown of the Department's Winter Supplementary Estimates for 2008/09.
	I am placing a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.
	
		
			  Ministry of Defence breakdown of main estimates 2007-08 
			  TLB  Estimate type  Main estimates (£000) 
			  RfR1   
			  Commander-in-Chief Fleet (incorporates 2nd Sea Lord) Administration Budget (See Note 1)  
			  DEL near cash 2,143,910 
			  DEL non cash 1,548 
			  Grants 1,786 
			  Operating A-in-A -35,718 
			  Total DEL 2,111,526 
			  AME near cash  
			  AME non cash  
			  Total AME 0 
			  Non Budget near cash  
			  Non Budget non cash  
			  Total Non Budget 0 
			  CDEL 50,458 
			  CDEL Non Operating A-in-A  
			  AME Non Operating A-in-A  
			  Total Capital 50,458 
			 Total Commander-in-Chief Fleet  2,161,984 
			
			  Commander in Chief Land ( includes Northern Ireland) Administration Budget (See Note 1)  
			  DEL near cash 6,024,940 
			  DEL non cash 12,667 
			  Grants 243 
			  Operating A-in-A -252,134 
			  Total DEL 5,785,716 
			  AME near cash  
			  AME non cash  
			  Total AME 0 
			  Non Budget near cash  
			  Non Budget non cash  
			  Total Non Budget 0 
			  CDEL 239,054 
			  CDEL Non Operating A-in-A 57 
			  AME Non Operating A-in-A  
			  Total Capital 239,111 
			 Total Commander in Chief Land  6,024,827 
			
			  Air Officer Commanding In Chief RAF Strike Command Administration Budget (See Note 1)  
			  DEL near cash 1,761,978 
			  DEL non cash 1,163 
			  Grants  
			  Operating A-in-A -24,461 
			  Total DEL 1,738,680 
			  AME near cash  
			  AME non cash  
			  Total AME 0 
			  Non Budget near cash  
			  Non Budget non cash  
			  Total Non Budget 0 
			  CDEL 79,823 
			  CDEL Non Operating A-in-A  
			  AME Non Operating A-in-A  
			  Total Capital 79,823 
			 Total Air Officer Commanding In Chief RAF Strike Command  1,818,503 
			
			  Chief of Joint Operations Administration Budget (See Note 1)  
			  DEL near cash 440,020 
			  DEL non cash 3,239 
			  Grants  
			  Operating A-in-A -24,416 
			  Total DEL 418,843 
			  AME near cash  
			  AME non cash 3,599 
			  Total AME 3,599 
			  Non Budget near cash  
			  Non Budget non cash  
			  Total Non Budget 0 
			  CDEL 61,322 
			  CDEL Non Operating A-in-A  
			  AME Non Operating A-in-A  
			  Total Capital 61,322 
			 Total Chief of Joint Operations  483,764 
			
			  Adjutant General Administration Budget (See Note 1)  
			  DEL near cash 860,084 
			  DEL non cash -92,230 
			  Grants 3,787 
			  Operating A-in-A -12,980 
			  Total DEL 758,661 
			  AME near cash  
			  AME non cash  
			  Total AME 0 
			  Non Budget near cash  
			  Non Budget near cash grants 9,254 
			  Non Budget non cash  
			  Total Non Budget 9,254 
			  CDEL 28,407 
			  CDEL Non Operating A-in-A  
			  AME Non Operating A-in-A  
			  AME Non Op AinA  
			  Total Capital 28,407 
			 Total Adjutant General  796,322 
			
			  Chief RAF Personnel and Training Command Administration Budget (See Note 1)  
			  DEL near cash 916,464 
			  DEL non cash 1,190 
			  Grants 3,023 
			  Operating A-in-A -150,502 
			  Total DEL 770,175 
			  AME near cash  
			  AME non cash  
			  Total AME 0 
			  Non Budget near cash  
			  Non Budget non cash  
			  Total Non Budget 0 
			  CDEL 28,867 
			  CDEL Non Operating A-in-A  
			  AME Non Operating A-in-A  
			  Total Capital 28,867 
			 Total Chief RAF Personnel and Training Command  799,042 
			
			
			  Central Administration Budget (See Note 1)  
			  DEL near cash 2,178,201 
			  DEL non cash 132,053 
			  Grants 190,874 
			  Operating A-in-A -306,581 
			  Total DEL 2,194,547 
			  AME near cash  
			  Ame Grants 8,411 
			  AME non cash -12 
			  AME A in A -4,500 
			  Total AME 3,899 
			  Non Budget near cash  
			  non budget grants 750 
			  Non Budget non cash  
			  Total Non Budget 750 
			  CDEL 65,724 
			  CDEL Non Operating A-in-A -51,179 
			  AME Non Operating A-in-A  
			  Total Capital 14,545 
			
			 Total Central  2,213,741 
			
			  Defence Equipment and Support (formerly DLO and DPA) Administration Budget (See Note 1)  
			  DEL near cash 6,913,619 
			  DEL non cash 9,000,691 
			  Grants 1,025 
			  Operating A-in-A -228,325 
			  Total DEL 15,687,010 
			  AME near cash  
			  AME non cash 83,696 
			  AME A-in-A  
			  Total AME 83,696 
			  Non Budget near cash  
			  Non Budget A-in-A -4 
			  Non Budget non cash  
			  Total Non Budget -4 
			  CDEL 7,155,853 
			  CDEL Non Operating A-in-A -232 
			  AME Non Operating A-in-A  
			  Total Capital 7,155,621 
			 Total Defence Equipment and Support  22,926,323 
			
			  Science and Technology Administration Budget (See Note 1)  
			  DEL near cash 541,908 
			  DEL non cash -4,891 
			  Grants 4,101 
			  Operating A-in-A  
			  Total DEL 541,118 
			  AME near cash  
			  AME non cash  
			  Total AME 0 
			  Non Budget near cash  
			  Non Budget non cash  
			  Total Non Budget 0 
			  CDEL  
			  CDEL Non Operating A-in-A  
			  AME Non Operating A-in-A  
			  Total Capital 0 
			 Total Science and Technology  541,118 
			
			  Defence Estates (formerly part of Central TLB) Administration Budget (See Note 1)  
			  DEL near cash 1,111,564 
			  DEL non cash 1,562,269 
			  Grants  
			  Operating A-in-A -176,247 
			  Total DEL 2,497,586 
			  AME near cash  
			  AME non cash  
			  Total AME 0 
			  Non Budget near cash 3,141 
			  Non Budget non cash  
			  Total Non Budget 3,141 
			  CDEL 242,472 
			  CDEL Non Operating A-in-A -353,000 
			  Capital non budget 1,904 
			  Total Capital -108,624 
			 Total Defence Estates  2,392,103 
			
			 Total RfR1  40,157,727 
			
			  RfR2   
			  Conflict Prevention RfR2 Administration Budget (See Note 1)  
			  DEL near cash 44,303 
			  DEL non cash  
			  Grants  
			  Operating A-in-A  
			  Total DEL 44,303 
			  AME near cash  
			  AME non cash  
			  Total AME 0 
			  Non Budget near cash  
			  Non Budget non cash  
			  Total Non Budget 0 
			  CDEL  
			  CDEL Non Operating A-in-A  
			  AME Non Operating A-in-A  
			  Total Capital 0 
			 Total Conflict Prevention RfR2  44,303 
			
			  RfR3   
			  War Pensions and Benefits RfR3 Admin budget  
			  DEL near cash  
			  DEL non cash  
			  Grants  
			  Operating A-in-A  
			  Total DEL 0 
			  AME near cash  
			  grants 1,027,582 
			  AME non cash -575 
			  Total AME 1,027,007 
			  Non Budget near cash  
			  Non Budget non cash  
			  Total Non Budget 0 
			  CDEL  
			  CDEL Non Operating A-in-A  
			  AME Non Operating A-in-A  
			  Total Capital 0 
			 Total War Pensions and Benefits RfR3  1,027,007 
			
			 MOD Total  41,229,037 
		
	
	
		
			  Ministry of Defence breakdown of winter supplementary estimates 2008-09 
			  TLB  Estimate type  Winter supplementary estimates (£000) 
			  RfR1   
			 Navy Command (incorporates Fleet and 2nd Sea Lord) DEL Near Cash 2,189,879 
			  DEL Non Cash 1,794 
			  Grants 1,831 
			  Operating A-in-A -41,157 
			  Total DEL 2,152,347 
			  AME Near Cash 0 
			  AME Non Cash 0 
			  Total AME 0 
			  Non Budget Near Cash 10,959 
			  Non Budget Non Cash 0 
			  Total Non Budget 10,959 
			  CDEL 21,560 
			  CDEL Non Operating A-in-A 0 
			  AME Non Operating A-in-A 0 
			  Total Capital 21,560 
			 Total Navy Command  2,184,866 
			
			 Land Forces (includes AG and Northern Ireland) DEL Near Cash 6,718,380 
			  DEL Non Cash 3,548 
			  Grants 4,136 
			  Operating A-in-A -107,762 
			  Total DEL 6,618,302 
			  AME Near Cash 0 
			  AME Non Cash 0 
			  Total AME 0 
			  Non Budget Near Cash 72,055 
			  Non Budget Non Cash 0 
			  Total Non Budget 72,055 
			  CDEL 135,896 
			  CDEL Non Operating A-in-A 0 
			  AME Non Operating A-in-A 0 
			  Total Capital 135,896 
			 Land Forces  6,826,253 
			
			  Air Command DEL Near Cash 2,931,287 
			  DEL Non Cash 2,858 
			  Grants 3,099 
			  Operating A-in-A -168,113 
			  Total DEL 2,769,131 
			  AME Near Cash 0 
			  AME Non Cash 0 
			  Total AME 0 
			  Non Budget Near Cash 7,589 
			  Non Budget Non Cash 0 
			  Total Non Budget 7,589 
			  CDEL 22,855 
			  CDEL Non Operating A-in-A 0 
			  AME Non Operating A-in-A 0 
			  Total Capital 22,855 
			 Total Air Command  2,799,575 
			
			  Chief of Joint Operations DEL Near Cash 395,501 
			  DEL Non Cash 7,326 
			  Grants 0 
			  Operating A-in-A -25,489 
			  Total DEL 377,338 
			  AME Near Cash 0 
			  AME Non Cash 0 
			  Total AME 0 
			  Non Budget Near Cash 0 
			  Non Budget Non Cash 0 
			  Total Non Budget 0 
			  CDEL 56,349 
			  CDEL Non Operating A-in-A 0 
			  AME Non Operating A-in-A 0 
			  Total Capital 56,349 
			 Total Chief of Joint Operations  433,687 
			
			  Central DEL Near Cash 1,788,874 
			  DEL Non Cash 239,775 
			  Grants 189,958 
			  Operating A-in-A -335,848 
			  Total DEL 1,882,759 
			  AME Near Cash 0 
			  AME Grants 0 
			  AME Non Cash -12 
			  AME A in A 0 
			  Total AME -12 
			  Non Budget Near Cash 0 
			  Non Budget Grants 830 
			  Non Budget Non Cash 0 
			  Total Non Budget 830 
			  CDEL 304,930 
			  CDEL Non Operating A-in-A -272,115 
			  AME Non Operating A-in-A 0 
			  Total Capital 32,815 
			 Total Central  1,916,392 
			
			  Defence Equipment and Support DEL Near Cash 6,180,904 
			  DEL Non Cash 9,179,048 
			  Grants 1,051 
			  Operating A-in-A -192,471 
			  Total DEL 15,168,532 
			  AME Near Cash 0 
			  AME Non Cash -84,762 
			  AME A-in-A 0 
			  Total AME -84,762 
			  Non Budget Near Cash 0 
			  Non Budget A-in-A -4 
			  Non Budget Non Cash 0 
			  Total Non Budget -4 
			  CDEL 6,350,573 
			  CDEL Non Operating A-in-A 0 
			  AME Non Operating A-in-A 0 
			  Total Capital 6,350,573 
			 Total Defence Equipment and Support  21,434,339 
			
			  Science, Innovation, Technology DEL Near Cash 503,283 
			  DEL Non Cash -5,603 
			  Grants 4,204 
			  Operating A-in-A 0 
			  Total DEL 501,884 
			  AME Near Cash 0 
			  AME Non Cash 0 
			  Total AME 0 
			  Non Budget Near Cash 0 
			  Non Budget Non Cash 0 
			  Total Non Budget 0 
			  CDEL 0 
			  CDEL Non Operating A-in-A 0 
			  AME Non Operating A-in-A 0 
			  Total Capital 0 
			 Total Science, Innovation, Technology  501,884 
			
			  Defence Estates DEL Near Cash 1,497,093 
			  DEL Non Cash 1,511,768 
			  Grants 0 
			  Operating A-in-A -371,944 
			  Total DEL 2,636,917 
			  Resource AME 0 
			  Capital AME 0 
			  AME Near Cash 0 
			  AME Non Cash 0 
			  Total AME 0 
			  Non Budget Near Cash 0 
			  Non Budget Non Cash 3,026 
			  Total Non Budget 3,026 
			  CDEL 502,997 
			  CDEL Non Operating A-in-A -203,000 
			  Capital Non Budget 2,019 
			  Total Capital 302,016 
			 Total Defence Estates  2,941,959 
			
			  Administration Budget DEL Near Cash 2,294,096 
			  DEL Non Cash 0 
			  Grants 0 
			  Operating A-in-A 0 
			  Total DEL 2,294,096 
			  Resource AME 0 
			  Capital AME 0 
			  AME Near Cash 0 
			  AME Non Cash 0 
			  Total AME 0 
			  Non Budget Near Cash 0 
			  Non Budget Non Cash 0 
			  Total Non Budget 0 
			  CDEL 0 
			  CDEL Non Operating A-in-A 0 
			  Capital Non budget 0 
			  Total Capital 0 
			 Total Administration Budget  2,294,096 
			
			 Total RfR1  41,333,051 
			
			  RfR2   
			  Programme Rest of the World DEL Near Cash 46,966 
			  DEL Non Cash 0 
			  Grants 0 
			  Operating A-in-A 0 
			  Total DEL 46,966 
			  AME Near Cash 0 
			  AME Non Cash 0 
			  Total AME 0 
			  Non Budget Near Cash 0 
			  Non Budget Non Cash 0 
			  Total Non Budget 0 
			  CDEL 0 
			  CDEL Non Operating A-in-A 0 
			  AME Non Operating A-in-A 0 
			  Total Capital 0 
			 Total Programme Rest of the World  46,966 
			
			  Stabilisation Aid Fund DEL Near Cash 27,030 
			  DEL Non Cash 0 
			  Grants 0 
			  Operating A-in-A 0 
			  Total DEL 27,030 
			  AME Near Cash 0 
			  AME Non Cash 0 
			  Total AME 0 
			  Non Budget Near Cash 0 
			  Non Budget Non Cash 0 
			  Total Non Budget 0 
			  CDEL 0 
			  CDEL Non Operating A-in-A 0 
			  AME Non Operating A-in-A 0 
			  Total Capital 0 
			 Total Stabilisation Aid Fund  27,030 
			
			  Peace Keeping and Operation (Afghanistan and Iraq) DEL Near Cash 2,302,000 
			  DEL Non Cash 350,000 
			  Grants 0 
			  Operating A-in-A 0 
			  Total DEL 2,652,000 
			  AME Near Cash 0 
			  AME Non Cash 0 
			  Total AME 0 
			  Non Budget Near Cash 0 
			  Non Budget Non Cash 0 
			  Total Non Budget 0 
			  CDEL 1,063,000 
			  CDEL Non Operating A-in-A 0 
			  AME Non Operating A-in-A 0 
			  Total Capital 1,063,000 
			 Total Peace Keeping and Operation (Afghanistan and Iraq)  3,715,000 
			
			 Total RfR 2  3,788,996 
			
			  RfR3   
			  War Pensions and Benefits Programme Costs DEL Near Cash 0 
			  DEL Non Cash 0 
			  Grants 0 
			  Operating A-in-A 0 
			  Total DEL 0 
			  AME Near Cash 0 
			  Grants 1,015,102 
			  AME Non Cash -512 
			  Total AME 1,014,590 
			  Non Budget Near Cash 0 
			  Non Budget Non Cash 0 
			  Total Non Budget 0 
			  CDEL 0 
			  CDEL Non Operating A-in-A 0 
			  AME Non Operating A-in-A 0 
			  Total Capital 0 
			 Total War Pensions and Benefits Programme Costs  1,014,590 
			
			  War Pensions and Benefits Programme Costs - Far Eastern Prisoners of War DEL Near Cash 0 
			  DEL Non Cash 0 
			  Grants 0 
			  Operating A-in-A 0 
			  Total DEL 0 
			  AME Near Cash 0 
			  Grants 500 
			  AME Non Cash 0 
			  Total AME 500 
			  Non Budget Near Cash 0 
			  Non Budget Non Cash 0 
			  Total Non Budget 0 
			  CDEL 0 
			  CDEL Non Operating A-in-A 0 
			  AME Non Operating A-in-A 0 
			  Total Capital 0 
			 Total War Pensions and Benefits Programme Costs - Far Eastern Prisoners of War  500 
			
			 Total RfR 3  1,015,090 
			
			 MoD Total  46,137,137 
		
	
	
		
			  Summary of RfRs 
			   £000 
			  Breakdown RfR1  
			 Administration Budget 2,294,096 
			 DEL Near Cash 22,205,201 
			 DEL Non Cash 10,940,514 
			 Grants 204,279 
			 Operating A-in-A -1,242,784 
			 AME Near Cash 0 
			 AME Non Cash -84,774 
			 AME Grants 0 
			 Resource AME 0 
			 Capital AME 0 
			 AME A in A 0 
			 Non Budget Near Cash 90,603 
			 Non Budget Grants 830 
			 Non Budget Non Cash 3,026 
			 Non Budget A-in-A -4 
			 CDEL 7,395,160 
			 CDEL Non Operating A-in-A -475,115 
			 AME Non Operating A-in-A 0 
			 Capital Non Budget 2,019 
			 Total 41,333,051 
			   
			  Breakdown RfR2  
			 Administration Budget 0 
			 DEL Near Cash 2,375,996 
			 DEL Non Cash 350,000 
			 Grants 0 
			 Operating A-in-A 0 
			 AME Near Cash 0 
			 AME Non Cash 0 
			 AME Grants 0 
			 Resource AME 0 
			 Capital AME 0 
			 AME A in A 0 
			 Non Budget Near Cash 0 
			 Non Budget Grants 0 
			 Non Budget Non Cash 0 
			 Non Budget A-in-A 0 
			 CDEL 1,063,000 
			 CDEL Non Operating A-in-A 0 
			 AME Non Operating A-in-A 0 
			 Capital Non budget 0 
			 Total 3,788,996 
			   
			  Breakdown RfR3  
			 Administration Budget 0 
			 DEL Near Cash 0 
			 DEL Non Cash 0 
			 Grants 0 
			 Operating A-in-A 0 
			 AME Near Cash 0 
			 AME Non Cash -512 
			 AME Grants 1,015,602 
			 Resource AME 0 
			 Capital AME 0 
			 AME A in A 0 
			 Non Budget Near Cash 0 
			 Non Budget Grants 0 
			 Non Budget Non Cash 0 
			 Non Budget A-in-A 0 
			 CDEL 0 
			 CDEL Non Operating A-in-A 0 
			 AME Non Operating A-in-A 0 
			 Capital Non budget 0 
			 Total 1,015,090 
			   
			 Grand Total 46,137,137

Job Losses

Adam Price: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what estimate he has made of the number of job losses in Wales since 1 December 2008.

Wayne David: Labour Market Statistics figures for December will not be published until next month.
	However, working alongside the Welsh Assembly Government, we are doing everything we can to help individuals back into work.

Airwave Service: Maritime and Coastguard Agency

Tom Brake: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many Airwave handsets issued to the Marine and Coastguard Agency have been lost in each year since their introduction; and how many handsets issued to the Agency have been disabled by the service provider through  (a) loss,  (b) breakage and  (c) other reasons in each such year.

Jim Fitzpatrick: None.
	The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has never been issued with an Airwave handset.
	The MCA has a fixed set arid not a handset as stated in the written answer to the hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Tom Brake) on 17 November 2008,  Official Report, column 27W.
	A correction has been issued.

Bus Services: Concessions

Mark Todd: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport with reference to the answer of 12 November 2008,  Official Report, columns 1166-7W, on bus services: concessions, what discussions the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee has had with the Mental Health Action Group on access to free bus travel concessions.

Paul Clark: There has been no formal discussion between the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC) and the Mental Health Action Group on access to free bus travel concessions.
	However, the Mental Health Action Group has been invited to attend and speak at one of DPTAC's future working group meetings.

Roads: Tolls

Greg Knight: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what meetings  (a) he and  (b) officials from his Department have had since 12 December 2008 with potential providers to discuss the technology and infrastructure required for congestion charging.

Paul Clark: Since 12 December 2008, no Department for Transport Minister has met with any potential providers on the technology and infrastructure required for congestion charging.
	Department for Transport officials responsible for the demonstrations project have, however, in that period had a number of contractual progress meetings with each of the seven framework contractors for the project.
	On 18 December, other departmental officials met a group of technical experts and other stakeholders working to promote interoperability across existing and already planned road pricing schemes.

Adela Mahoro Mugabo

John Leech: To ask the Prime Minister with reference to his answer of 19 March 2008,  Official Report, column 922, at Prime Minister's questions, what consideration he has given to the case of Ms Adela Mahoro Mugabo.

Gordon Brown: I wrote to the hon. Member on 4 April 2008 on this matter.

BAA

Justine Greening: To ask the Prime Minister what  (a) meetings and  (b) correspondence he and officials in No. 10 Downing Street have had with representatives from BAA since 3 October 2008; when each meeting took place; who attended each meeting; and what the subject of each meeting was.

Gordon Brown: My officials and I have meetings and correspond with a wide range of organisations and individuals on a range of subjects.

Domestic Visits: Costs

Greg Hands: To ask the Prime Minister what the cost of hotel accommodation for the tour undertaken by Ministers between 7 and 9 January 2009 was; and in which hotels accommodation for the tour was booked.

Gordon Brown: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 21 January 2009,  Official Report, column 1429W.

Ministers: Interests

Francis Maude: To ask the Prime Minister pursuant to the answer of 15 December 2008,  Official Report, column 470W, on Members' interests, what the reasons are for the time taken to publish the annual statement of Ministers' interests.

Gordon Brown: The list will be published in the near future.

Portcullis House: Fire Alarms

Norman Baker: To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission on how many occasions since 1 January 2008 Portcullis House has been evacuated for fire-related reasons; on how many of these occasions a fire was discovered; and what steps the Commission is taking to minimise the number of false alarms.

Nick Harvey: From 1 January 2008 to 21 January 2009 there were five evacuations from Portcullis House. None were actual fires. They were caused by:
	4 March 2008: Technical fault on system—addressed by the fire alarm engineers;
	19 August 2008: Operation of manual call point by persons unknown;
	26 November 2008: Beam detector actuated by fitting of the Christmas lights in the atrium when on one occasion contractors failed to follow correct process—contractors reprimanded and reminded of correct process;
	8 January 2009: Technical fault resulting in actuation of newly installed fire detection camera by art handling activity interfering with beam—camera adjusted to recognise such movements and not activate the alarm; and
	20 January 2009: Detector actuated by fumes from cooking; technical fault on alarm system re-set resulted in evacuation alarm activation—fire alarm engineers are investigating the reason the system would not accept the re-set.
	To minimise disruption to the occupants, a system is operated in Portcullis House whereby upon actuation of smoke/beam/video smoke detectors outside the atrium, the parliamentary fire section has 15 minutes to identify and resolve an incident before the evacuation alarm is automatically activated. Three of the five evacuations in the last 12 months were triggered because it was not possible during the 15 minutes to verify that the building was safe. On the other two occasions, operation of a manual call point and the interruption of a beam detector in the atrium automatically triggered an evacuation. In order to minimise the number of unwanted alarms, a full fire incident investigation is carried out by the parliamentary fire section, fire safety manager and London fire brigade after every incident to establish the cause of the incident and to identify the person(s) responsible. Key personnel involved in the alarm activation are interviewed and remedial action taken. In the case of technical faults, the fire alarm engineers are called to site to investigate and take remedial action. Fire safety training is regularly reviewed and revised to address trends in activation of fire alarms.

Cannabis: Fixed Penalties

Graham Brady: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what guidance he has issued on the referral of possession of cannabis cases to the magistrates' courts in circumstances where it followed the issuing of  (a) one,  (b) two and  (c) three previous penalty notices for disorder to the same individual for the same offence.

Maria Eagle: When, penalty notices for disorder become available for the offence of possessing cannabis, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State will issue guidance under section 6 of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 about their issue.
	Also, the Association of Chief Police Officers will publish revised national guidance for the policing of cannabis possession as a Class B drug in England and Wales. This makes clear that while arrest is always the first option, an adult offender is likely to receive a cannabis warning for a first possession offence, and a penalty notice for disorder for a second offence. A third offence will result in arrest and consideration of likely further action including caution, conditional caution or prosecution. All subsequent offences are likely to result in arrest. If any aggravating factors are present the police will escalate the response accordingly. Ultimately, decisions as to the most appropriate disposal for an offender are made by the police and CPS using their professional judgment and experience.

Departmental Visits

David Heathcoat-Amory: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much his Department and the former Department for Constitutional Affairs spent on visits by their staff to Brussels in 2007-08; and how many such visits were made by  (a) air and  (b) rail.

Maria Eagle: It is not possible to determine how much was spent on visits by staff to Brussels as the expenditure is not separately identifiable within the Department's financial systems. Data on how many overseas visits, to which countries and by which mode of transport are not held centrally. To obtain any such information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
	It is possible however to provide data for the main divisions within the Department that undertook such journeys to Brussels for the period requested, these are detailed as follows.
	Air: 3
	Rail: 45
	Total expenditure: £19,352.24
	The Department has published rules for official travel in its staff handbook, and all travel is undertaken in accordance with the guidelines set out in the Civil Service Management Code.

Judiciary

Edward Garnier: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what estimate he has made of the number of  (a) Lords of Appeal in Ordinary,  (b) the Lord Chief Justice and Heads of Division and other judges of the Court of Appeal and High Court,  (c) Crown and County Court judges,  (d) district judges sitting in crime and civil and family matters and  (e) High Court masters who are engaged in administrative and managerial work in addition to their judicial work; and what estimate he has made of the average number of days per calendar month that those in each category spend on such work.

Jack Straw: The Ministry of Justice does not currently hold any information on the amount of time spent by judges on administrative and managerial work. All judges may be called on from time to time to assume responsibilities in relation the courts and jurisdictions they work in. How much time these responsibilities take to discharge will depend on the level of responsibility, the circumstances and the judge.
	I am informed that the Judges' Council is undertaking work at present to provide better estimates of judges' workloads. The collection, and any release, of this information is a matter for the Lord Chief Justice.

Alcoholic Drinks: Sales

Dominic Grieve: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport with reference to the answer of 26 November 2008,  Official Report, column 2165W, on alcoholic drinks: misuse, when he expects the terms of reference for the work on evaluating the effects of the sale of alcohol between 3 am and 6 am will be agreed.

Gerry Sutcliffe: Pursuant to my answer of 26 November 2008,  Official Report, column 2165W, I can confirm that my Department is still in discussions with the Home Office about further evaluation of the impact of the sale of alcohol between 3 am and 6 am. No decisions have yet been reached on terms of reference.

Apprentices

David Willetts: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport with reference to the answer of 20 May 2008,  Official Report, column 244W, on apprentices, what progress has been made on increasing the number of apprentices in his Department; and how many apprentices his Department employs.

Gerry Sutcliffe: The Royal Parks runs a three year apprenticeship scheme, which commenced in September 2007. There are currently nine first year apprentices and six second year apprentices. Recruitment for a further 10 apprentices will begin in early February 2009.
	In 2008-09 there are currently no DCMS staff undertaking apprenticeships or advance apprenticeships, but places continue to be offered and advertised on the in-house intranet for management and administration.

Carers' Benefits

Jennifer Willott: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 
	(1)  what estimate he has made of the change in expenditure on  (a) disability living allowance (care component),  (b) attendance allowance and  (c) carer's allowance payments after they became exportable within the European economic area;
	(2)  what estimate he has made of the change in the number of claimants of  (a) disability living allowance (care component),  (b) attendance allowance and  (c) carer's allowance payments after they became exportable within the European economic area;
	(3)  with reference to the written ministerial statement of 13 December 2007,  Official Report, column 68WS, on disability benefits (European Court of Justice), what progress has been made in discussions with the European Commission to clarify the extent of the Government's responsibilities following the judgment in the European Court of Justice of 18 October 2007.

Jonathan R Shaw: We set out the entitlement conditions for those customers who are eligible to export an existing award of disability living allowance care component, attendance allowance or carer's allowance on the Directgov website in April 2008. This can be found at:
	http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/DisabledPeople/FinancialSupport/Introductiontofinancialsupport/DG_073387.
	The increase in expenditure is very difficult to predict. Our estimates indicate that, at most, this will result in an increase in the number of customers and benefit expenditure as set out in the following table.
	
		
			   Estimated maximum expenditure  ( £ million )  Estimated maximum caseload 
			 Disability living allowance 30 20,000 
			 Attendance allowance 10 (1)— 
			 Carers allowance 10 (1)— 
			 Total 50 20,000 
			 ( 1) Equals less than 5,000 and therefore equals zero when rounded to the nearest 10,000  Note: These estimates relate to 2010-11 because this is assumed to be the first full year following full implementation of the judgement. 
		
	
	We expect to set out entitlement conditions for those wishing to claim from abroad shortly. The directgov website will be updated at that time.

Cold Weather Payments

John Howell: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 
	(1)  if he will include RAF Benson as one of the meteorological stations used to determine cold weather payments in Oxfordshire;
	(2)  if he will estimate the number of people in Henley constituency who would have qualified for cold weather payments in the period from 1 November 2008 to 11 January 2009 had the determining temperature for the payment been taken solely at RAF Benson;
	(3)  how many people in Henley constituency qualified for cold weather payments between 1 November 2008 and 11 January 2009.

Kitty Ussher: Estimates of the number of benefit units who qualified for cold weather payments between 1 November 2008 and 11 January 2009 are not available by parliamentary constituency or local authority, but only by weather station.
	A cold weather payment is triggered for an eligible customer if the average temperature has been recorded as, or is forecast to be, 0°C or below over seven consecutive days at the weather station linked to the customer's postcode.
	Postcodes in Henley parliamentary constituency are linked to either Brize Norton, High Wycombe or South Farnborough weather stations. Each of these weather stations triggered twice between 1 November 2008 and 11 January 2009. Therefore eligible benefit units in Henley parliamentary constituency each qualified for two cold weather payments between 1 November 2008 and 11 January 2009. If Henley parliamentary constituency had been linked to RAF Benson, eligible benefit units would still have qualified for two cold weather payments between 1 November 2008 and 11 January 2009.
	The inclusion of RAF Benson as one of the meteorological stations used to determine cold weather payments in Oxfordshire will be considered as part of the annual cold weather payment review in summer 2009.

Disability Living Allowance: Sight Impaired

Jennifer Willott: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to the answer of 17 September 2008,  Official Report, column 2226W, on sight impaired: disability living allowance, for what reasons 2010-11 is the earliest date at which the higher rate mobility component of disability living allowance could be extended to people registered blind.

Jonathan R Shaw: Any change to extend entitlement of the higher rate mobility component of disability living allowance to people with severe sight impairments or who are registered blind would necessitate a change to the primary and secondary legislation. Further time will be needed to design, test and implement the administrative processes, which will require changes such as new guidance and training for staff. As a result, the earliest implementation timescale would be 2010-11.

Disabled: Social Security Benefits

Jennifer Willott: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to the written ministerial statement of 13 December 2007,  Official Report, column 68WS, on disability benefits (European Court of Justice), what legal advice his Department sought ahead of the European Court of Justice's judgment; and at what cost.

Jonathan R Shaw: In addition to legal consideration by internal legal advisers, Her Majesty's Government instructed external counsel to represent the United Kingdom in the proceedings before the European Court of Justice at a cost of approximately £19,000.

Jobcentre Plus: Recruitment

Jennifer Willott: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 
	(1)  whether the recent announcement to recruit 6,000 new Jobcentre Plus frontline staff positions includes the retention of those employed to support the introduction of the employment support allowance; and if he will make a statement;
	(2)  with reference to the answer of 4 November 2008,  Official Report, columns 263-64W, on Jobcentre Plus: manpower, what Jobcentre Plus's latest estimate is of the number of  (a) staff and  (b) personal advisers there will be in each of the next 12 quarters, broken down into the smallest geographical area for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.

Tony McNulty: The administration of Jobcentre Plus is a matter for the acting chief executive of Jobcentre Plus, Mel Groves. I have asked him to provide the hon. Member with the information requested.
	 Letter from Mel Groves:
	The Secretary of State has asked me to reply your questions asking whether the recent announcement to recruit 6,000 new Jobcentre Plus frontline staff positions includes the retention of those employed to support the introduction of the employment support allowance; and with reference to the Answer of 4 November 2008, Official Report, columns 263-4W, on Jobcentre Plus manpower—what is Jobcentre Plus' latest estimate of the number of (a) staff and (b) personal advisers will be in each of the next 12 quarters, broken down into the smallest geographical unit for which figures are available. These are issues which fall within the responsibilities delegated to me as Acting Chief Executive of Jobcentre Plus.
	The table below shows the original numbers of full time equivalent posts in Jobcentre Plus projected in each of the years covered by the Department's Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) 2007, together with the revised figures reflecting the pre-budget Report settlement. Plans for 2010/11 are under review and a firm figure is not yet available.
	
		
			  March each year  Original projected number  Revised estimated number (December 2008) 
			 2009 65,453 69,000 
			 2010 61,985 72,700 
			 2011 58,529 — 
		
	
	While Jobcentre Plus will have an additional 6,000 staff in the next operational year we do not yet have the detailed plans on their deployment as these are still being worked on. We are therefore unable to say at this point which of these staff will be Personal Advisers. I am also unable at this stage to provide details for the next 12 quarters as this goes beyond the end of the department's CSR 2007 and information about the next CSR settlement.
	It is not possible to say how many of the extra 6,000 staff will come from those employed to support the introduction of the Employment Support Allowance. Significant recruitment is underway to achieve these revised numbers, and we hope that those employed to support the introduction of the Employment and Support Allowance will apply successfully for those recruitment exercises. Civil Service recruitment rules constrain our ability simply to extend the contracts of all these people for the whole period of the Spending Review.

Post Office Card Account

Mark Harper: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 12 January 2009,  Official Report, column 42W, on the Post Office Card Account, if he will place in the Library a copy of the script of the message that staff use when speaking to customers.

Rosie Winterton: When discussing account options with customers staff use the messages contained in the document 'Collecting Account Details'. This is guidance rather than a script. A copy of this document will be placed in the Library.

Banks: Regulation

Dai Davies: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what  (a) guidance and  (b) instructions he has issued to those banks in receipt of public money under the Bank Lending Programme announced on 19 January in respect of lending to overseas-registered companies with (i) operations and (ii) no operations in the United Kingdom.

Ian Pearson: As set out by the Chancellor on 19 January 2009,  Official Report, columns 485-86, the Government intend to negotiate lending agreements with each bank which will be binding and externally audited in return for access to support measures.

Departmental ICT

Jennifer Willott: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 15 December 2008,  Official Report, column 428W, on departmental ICT, what his most recent estimate is of  (a) the cost and  (b) the completion date of each of the projects referred to; and if he will make a statement.

Angela Eagle: In respect of the Consultancy Frameworks Contract, which was completed in July 2008, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Fareham (Mr. Hoban) on 15 December 2008,  Official Report, column 428W.
	The Corporate Shared Service Programme, completed in January 2009, will have actual costs of £1.36 million.

Departmental Training

Greg Hands: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer with reference to the answer of 29 October 2008,  Official Report, column 1096W, on departmental training, what personal training courses at public expense other Ministers in his Department have undertaken since 1 January 2008.

Angela Eagle: Treasury Ministers attended three courses in the period concerned. The courses were intended to enable Ministers to carry out their duties effectively in line with the ministerial code.

Members: Correspondence

Alistair Carmichael: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he expects to reply to the hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland's letter to him of 20 October 2008 on petrol prices in Orkney and Shetland.

Angela Eagle: I met with the hon. Member on 4 June to discuss the issues raised in his letter of 20 October 2008 to the Prime Minister and wrote on 24 November 2008.

Revenue and Customs: Manpower

Nick Hurd: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer 
	(1)  how many pre-surplus staff there were at HM Revenue and Customs and its agencies at the end of each quarter from March 2007 onwards;
	(2)  with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne Central of 13 June 2007,  Official Report, column 1123W, on Revenue and Customs: manpower, what the definition is of pre-surplus staff.

Francis Maude: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the Answer of 10 December 2008,  Official Report, column 197W, on departmental personnel, how many of the pre-surplus staff classified as such upon return from maternity leave; and how many of the pre-surplus staff have been classified as such for at least  (a) six months and  (b) 12 months.

Stephen Timms: Since 2005, HMRC have reduced their overall headcount from 105,000 staff to 88,000 staff. HMRC have committed to reducing staff numbers further over the coming years.
	My hon. Friend's answer of 21 January 2009,  Official Report, column 1473W described how the pre-surplus arrangements work. Pre-surplus status is a term used by HMRC as part of their arrangements for managing workforce changes. When work volumes reduce or it is planned to move work to another location, HMRC use pre-surplus arrangements to help manage the consequent change in staffing requirements. HMRC use this scheme to help re-deploy staff to new roles ahead of any change in staffing requirements in a particular location or business unit.
	Potentially surplus staff are given pre-surplus status and then have priority for any vacancies that arise that they apply for. This allows HMRC to address proactively any potential staffing surplus as a result of a change in the business. Pre-surplus staff continue to carry out essential work for the Department as they await new jobs. This is a sensible way to make best use of the skills of people during a period of radical reconstruction to improve service to customers.
	If pre-surplus measures do not resolve the situation, staff can be declared 'surplus' after which the Department can start to move to redundancy. The pre-surplus arrangements are a key part of our strategy for managing surpluses, and the Department remains committed to avoiding compulsory redundancies as far as this is reasonably practicable.
	Information on pre-surplus information was only retained from the quarter ended September 2007. The figures provided as follows provide a snapshot of the position at each date. The position changes on a daily basis.
	
		
			  Numbers of pre-surplus staff in HMRC 
			   Number 
			 June 2007 n/a 
			 Sept 2007 3,197 
			 Dec 2007 2,420 
			 Mar 2008 1,998 
			 June 2008 2,275 
			 Sept 2008 2,240 
			 Dec 2008 2,865 
			 n/a = Not available. 
		
	
	The current number of pre-surplus staff (20 January 2009) is 2,824. The number of pre-surplus staff on maternity leave is 18. The number of staff pre-surplus for at least six months is 34 and there are 21 who have been pre-surplus for more than 12 months.

Members: Correspondence

David Winnick: To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills when he plans to reply to the letter of 3 December 2008 from the hon. Member for Walsall North on the Learning and Skills Council.

Si�n Simon: A response to the hon. Member for Walsall, North's letter was sent on 26 January 2009.

Commonwealth Scholarships

William Hague: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs with reference to the answer to the right hon. Lord Morris of Manchester of 14 October 2008,  Official Report, House of Lords column WA45, on the Commonwealth Scholarships Programme, whether the working group on scholarships has been formed; what its  (a) composition and  (b) mandate is; and when it is expected to report.

David Miliband: The interdepartmental working group on scholarships has been established. Its membership includes the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills, the Department for International Development, UK Trade and Investment, the Scottish Executive, the Welsh Assembly Government (to be confirmed), the Department for Employment and Learning Northern Ireland, Universities UK, Research Councils UK, the Higher Education Funding Council for England, the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales, the Scottish Funding Council, The Russell Group, the British Council, the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission and the Confederation of British Industry (to be confirmed).
	The group is a vehicle for the exchange of information and ideas between government, the higher education sector and organisations which deliver scholarships in order to improve the UK scholarship offer to international students. Its terms of reference are for approval at its first meeting on 19 February 2009, but I have placed the draft terms in the Library of the House.
	The group does not have a deadline to produce a report. It will continue to work for as long as is useful.

Departmental Freedom of Information

David Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many requests for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 have been made to his Department since 2005; how many such requests were  (a) agreed to and  (b) refused in each of those years; how many refusals were subject to appeal to the Information Commissioner in each of those years; how many appeals were successful; if he will place in the Library copies of the material subsequently provided in each case; how much was spent by his Department opposing each appeal; which (i) consultants and (ii) law firms were employed by his Department in connection with each appeal; and if he will make a statement.

Gillian Merron: I refer the hon. Member to the reply given by my right hon. Friend the Minister of State for Justice (Mr. Wills) on 12 January 2009,  Official Report, column 507W.

Diplomatic Service: Education

Chris Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs with reference to the answer of 25 July 2006,  Official Report, columns 1272-3W, on ambassadors (education), where his Department's assessment development centres are located.

Gillian Merron: The Foreign and Commonwealth Office holds its assessment centres at Wiston House, Wilton Park, Steyning, West Sussex.
	Wilton Park is a Foreign and Commonwealth Office executive agency.

Iraq: Weapons

Lynne Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs with reference to the answer of 11 November 2008,  Official Report, column 883W, on Iraq: weapons, what reports he has received from the International Atomic Energy Agency of its discussions with the orginators of the intelligence.

Bill Rammell: As I said in my answer to my hon. Friend on 11 November 2008,  Official Report, column 883W, we understand that the originators of the intelligence discussed the issue with the International Atomic Energy Authority (IAEA), but have not received any further reports on this matter. Intelligence is exchanged on a confidential basis and we would not expect the IAEA to discuss with us such information it had received from a third country.

Languages

William Hague: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs with reference to the answer of 9 July 2008,  Official Report, column 1660W, on languages, how much has been paid in the current financial year to each of the 15 foreign language training providers who have a framework agreement with his Department.

David Miliband: The following table provides these details.
	
		
			  Foreign language training provider 
			
			 Ana Lazarevic 44,675.00 
			 Communicaid 377,305.72 
			 European Business School 0.00 
			 Farnham Castle 4,820.90 
			 Gateway 141,771.67 
			 Institut Francais 38,221.50 
			 King's College London 131,839.49 
			 L2 82,892.70 
			 Language Services Direct 64,674.55 
			 LSI 2,202.70 
			 LSE 0.00 
			 Linguarama 40,888.83 
			 Rainbow 42,349.25 
			 SOAS 198,421.00 
			 WLC 96,813.05

Nigeria: Oil

John Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the situation in the Niger Delta; and what discussions he has had with the Nigerian government on this matter.

Gillian Merron: The Government remain concerned at the continuing high level of violence and instability in the Niger Delta. The key to resolving the crisis is domestic political will within Nigeria, and a systematic approach to security, governance and development. We support the Nigerian Government on Delta issues, for example through a 2 million project to promote transparency and accountability of state and local government expenditure in the Delta and through support on maritime training. My noble Friend the Minister for Africa, Asia and the UN, Lord Malloch-Brown, has discussed these issues several times with the Nigerian authorities in follow-up to discussions between my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister and President Yar'Adua in July 2008. He also discussed the Delta with the Foreign Minister Maduekwe in December 2008 and with President Yar'Adua in January 2009.

Nigeria: Violence

Keith Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the government of Nigeria on action against the perpetrators of the violence which took place in Jos between 28 and 30 November 2008; and if he will make a statement.

Gillian Merron: Following the rioting in Jos on 28-30 November 2008, the Government have had discussions with the Nigerian authorities, both at local and at ministerial level, and will continue to monitor the situation carefully. The government of Nigeria has taken various measures, including a temporary curfew, to avoid further violence. The Nigerian Inter-Religious Council has held a meeting in Jos under the chairmanship of the Sultan of Sokoto and Catholic Archbishop John Onaiyekan to help prevent future violence.

Nuclear Fuels

William Hague: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what timescale has been agreed for the International Atomic Energy Agency to approve the conditions and modalities for a nuclear fuel bank, as set out in the Conclusions of the 2914th meeting of the General Affairs Council on 8 December 2008.

David Miliband: The UK is continuing to work with our European partners to achieve the successful establishment of a Nuclear Fuel Bank under International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) auspices. As part of our ongoing commitment to this project, the EU has pledged to provide 25 million to assist the Nuclear Threat Initiative in achieving its announced goal of $100 million. Although it is not possible to predict when modalities and conditions for such a project will be agreed, the matter will be raised at the next IAEA Board of Governors, to be held in Vienna from 2 to 6 March 2009. The matter is also the subject of ongoing discussion at the EU Working Group on Non-Proliferation.

Nuclear Weapons: Arms Control

Dai Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs with reference to the statement by the then Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, the right hon. Member for Derby South, of 14 March 2007,  Official Report, column 301, in response to the hon. Member for Ilford South, what subsequent discussions he has had with the governments of  (a) India and  (b) Pakistan on their becoming signatories to the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty; and what response he received.

Bill Rammell: Ministers and officials regularly discuss nuclear non-proliferation with the governments of India and Pakistan. We make clear our wish to see both countries sign the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) as non-nuclear weapon states. Although neither country has indicated it is ready to accede to the NPT, we are working to bring both India and Pakistan closer to the international non proliferation mainstream, including through the negotiation of a fissile material cut-off treaty.

Rashid Rauf

David Lidington: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the United States Government on the suspected death of Mr. Rashid Rauf following a US air strike on the village of Ali Khel on 22 November 2008.

Bill Rammell: We do not have confirmation of the death of Rashid Rauf. Following a request from his family, we have requested official confirmation from the Government of Pakistan.
	No specific representation has been made to the US Administration.

Departmental Consultants

Owen Paterson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland with reference to the answer of 12 November 2008,  Official Report, column 1209W, on departmental consultants, how much his Department, its agencies and executive non-departmental public bodies spent on external consultants between May 2007 and March 2008.

Shaun Woodward: Information is collated on an annual basis from April to March. In the period April 2007 to March 2008, my Department, its agencies and executive non-departmental public bodies spent 4,419,074 on external consultants.
	The Northern Ireland Office formalised its approach to the employment of consultants when it introduced its Policy on the Use of External Consultants/Professional Services in July 2006. Staff throughout the department are now more conscious of the public interest in the subject and of the need for a strong case before considering the employment of consultants.

Official Cars

Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what cars are  (a) owned,  (b) leased,  (c) hired and  (d) otherwise regularly used by his Department, broken down by cubic capacity of engine.

Shaun Woodward: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Transport (Mr. Hoon) on 26 January 2009,  Official Report, column 10W.
	In addition, my Department leases the following cars:
	
		
			  Make  CC  Number 
			 Volvo 2500 2 
			 Seat 1900 1 
			 Volkswagen Golf 2000 1 
			 Ford Mondeo 2000 1 
		
	
	Whilst in Northern Ireland on official business Northern Ireland Office Ministers use vehicles provided by the Police Service of Northern Ireland.
	No vehicles are owned or hired.

Departmental Allowances

Stephen O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 15 December 2008,  Official Report, column 444W, how much the second homes allowance for David Nicholson and Bill Kirkup were; where the second homes are; and for what reasons they are eligible for the allowance.

Ben Bradshaw: The information requested is as follows:
	David Nicholson received 37,600 second home allowance.
	Bill Kirkup received 25,800 second home allowance.
	Both second homes are in London.
	Departmental policy allows for individuals to claim Second Home Allowance if they are expected to work away from their permanent workplace for long periods and if the temporary workplace is not within daily travelling distance from their home.
	The Department approves such claims where the case meets business needs and demonstrates cost effectiveness.
	This allowance is not permanent and is subject to review.

Departmental Manpower

Francis Maude: To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to the answer of 14 July 2008,  Official Report, column 193W, on departmental personnel, how many staff without posts there are in  (a) his Department and  (b) its agencies; how many of the staff without posts were classified as such upon return from maternity leave; and how many of the staff without posts have been classified as such for at least (i) six and (ii) 12 months.

Ben Bradshaw: The table presents an analysis of staff without posts in the core Department classified by period of time in that situation and by grade. No one has been displaced for a period of over 12 months
	NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency and Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency both report that they do not currently have any staff member without a post.
	No staff without posts are in this position as a result of return from maternity leave.
	Reasons for individuals being without posts include return from secondment or loan outside the Department and staff without posts due to internal restructuring exercises.
	
		
			   Time displaced  
			  Grade  0 to 3 m onths  3 to 6 m onths  More than 6 months  Total 
			 Senior Civil Service 3 0 1 4 
			 Grade 6 0 0 2 2 
			 Grade 7 1 0 0 1 
			 Senior Executive Officer 1 1 0 2 
			 Higher Executive Officer 0 0 0 0 
			 Executive Officer 2 1 1 4 
			 Administrative Officer 7 1 0 8 
			 Total 14 3 4 21

Departmental Public Relations

Francis Maude: To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to the answer to the right hon. Member for Devizes of 25 November 2008,  Official Report, column 1218W, on departmental public relations, if he will list each of the external public firms on which the 5.3 million of expenditure was incurred in 2007-08; and for what reasons in-house communications staff could not provide the requisite services.

Ben Bradshaw: The public relations (PR) agencies employed by the Department during 2007-08 were:
	Euro RSCG;
	Fishburn Hedges Boys Williams;
	The Forster Company;
	Geronimo;
	Grayling;
	Munro and Forster;
	The Red Consultancy; and
	Trimedia Harrison Cowley.
	PR companies are employed to support a range of marketing and policy initiatives including major public health behaviour change programmes such as tobacco control, sexual health, flu immunisation, hand and respiratory hygiene and drug and alcohol harm reduction campaigns. In addition to providing specialist knowledge of a wide range of media through which the Department needs to communicate with specific target audiences, they also provide extensive creative input to communications programmes. PR companies are a highly flexible and cost-effective resource as they can be commissioned for the duration of each individual project thus reducing the need for increasing internal headcount.
	The total expenditure on external PR during 2007-08 (5.3 million) includes VAT and both fees and costs. Typically costs may include producing materials and newsletters, creation of content for online media, advertorials, photography, research, creation of toolkits for stakeholders and costs incurred for regional activity such as stakeholder or media roadshows.

Maternity Services: Disadvantaged

Maria Miller: To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 17 June 2008,  Official Report, column 875W, on breastfeeding, what steps are being taken to promote the UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative to maternity units in areas of high social deprivation.

Dawn Primarolo: We are investing 4 million in 2008-09 for primary care trusts to develop local interventions to promote breastfeeding. These include implementing the principles of the Baby Friendly Initiative in both hospitals and community settings. As part of this initiative, training will be provided to all frontline staff. The overall aim is to increase breastfeeding rates, maximise the coverage of numbers of non-breastfeeding mothers in England and address inequalities.

Oxygen: Medical Equipment

Sandra Gidley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people in England were dependent on a domiciliary oxygen system in their homes in each of the last 10 years.

Ben Bradshaw: Accurate data on the number of patients using home oxygen is only available from 1 November 2006 onwards.
	The following table shows the number of users of the integrated home oxygen service.
	
		
			  Period  Estimated number of  p atients 
			 1 November 2006 to 31 March 2007 79,000 
			 1 April 2007 to 31 March 2008 82,000 
			 1 April 2008 to 31 December 2008 83,000

Oxygen: Medical Equipment

Sandra Gidley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much has been spent by  (a) his Department and  (b) each health trust on each type of prescribed domiciliary oxygen therapy in each of the last 10 years.

Ben Bradshaw: The budget for the Home Oxygen Service is held within the national health service. Accurate expenditure data on home oxygen is available from 1 November 2006 onwards.
	Providing information in the requested format would breach commercial confidentiality.
	The following table summarises spending on home oxygen by region:
	
		
			   
			  Region name  1 November 2006 to 31 March 2007( *)  1 April 2007 to 31 March 2008  1 April 2008 to 31 December 2008( 1) 
			 North West 4,428,660 11,575,379 10,183,134 
			 West Midlands 3,587,287 9,487,444 8,609,073 
			 Yorkshire and Humberside 3,063,742 7,719,610 6,974,471 
			 London North 2,184,778 5,548,612 4,922,569 
			 East Midlands 2,495,034 6,307,825 5,824,480 
			 South West 4,044,487 17,165,947 13,145,760 
			 Eastern England 4,772,468 13,989,942 12,061,541 
			 South East London, Kent, Surrey and Sussex 3,205,077 9,168,251 7,782,469 
			 South West London, Thames Valley, Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2,626,450 7,615,627 6,198,207 
			 North East 3,358,987 9,507,091 8,077,418 
			 Total 33,766,971 98,085,727 83,779,123 
			 (1)( )Not full year.  Note: Includes VAT

Pigmeat: Labelling

Greg Knight: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to change the labelling scheme for pork products.

Dawn Primarolo: holding answer 27 January 2009
	The Government have no plans to change the labelling scheme for pork products.
	However, the framework EC legislation governing general food labelling is currently being revised in Brussels. This includes a consideration of the tightening of criteria around voluntary country of origin declarations, including on pork products. The Government supports this move and is actively involved in these negotiations.
	In the meantime and in order to help industry comply with the rules and avoid misleading consumers, the Food Standards Agency has had in place since 2002, best practice guidance, which advises for example, that bacon products from imported pork should be clearly labelled as such. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Ministers are also holding a series of meetings with industry to promote uptake of the guidance.

Community Relations

Caroline Spelman: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what guidance has her Department has provided on whether reports produced by local authorities under their new tension monitoring duties will qualify for an exemption from the provisions of  (a) the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and  (b) the Data Protection Act 1998.

Sadiq Khan: Guidance for Local Authorities on Community Cohesion Contingency Planning and Tension Monitoring published on 6 May 2008, sets a framework which local authorities can use to monitor local issues that may lead to local community tensions, and does not provide advice on whether reports produced by local authorities are exempt from FOI Act or the Data Protection Act. Tension monitoring for local authorities is not mandatory, and all contributors to the tension monitoring process are required to adhere to the principles of data collection set out in The Data Protection
	Act 1998. Each organisation that makes a contribution to tension monitoring should have local information sharing protocols in place.

Community Relations

Eric Pickles: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to the answer of 14 July 2008,  Official Report, column 46W, on local authorities: community relations, what guidance her Department has published on tension monitoring in relation to the provisions of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000.

Sadiq Khan: 'Guidance for Local Authorities on Community Cohesion Contingency Planning and Tension Monitoring', published on 6 May 2008, sets a framework which local authorities can use to monitor local issues that may lead to local community tensions. We are not aware of any local authorities using the powers available under Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) to conduct their tension monitoring. This Act is therefore not covered in our guidance.

Community Relations

Eric Pickles: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to the answer of 14 July 2008,  Official Report, column 46W, on local authorities: community relations, what further guidance her Department has provided to local authorities on tension monitoring.

Sadiq Khan: The Department does not plan to issue further guidance.

Departmental Correspondence

Grant Shapps: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what her Department's average response time to a letter received from  (a) an hon. Member and  (b) a member of the public was in each of the last three years.

Sadiq Khan: Communities and Local Government (CLG) will not be able to provide the information requested regarding correspondence from a hon. Member without bearing disproportionate cost.
	CLG are able to inform that the Cabinet Office, on an annual basis, publishes a report to Parliament on the performance of Departments in replying to Members correspondence. The report for 2007 was published on 20 March 2008,  Official Report, columns 71-74WS. Information for 2008 is currently being collated and will be published as soon as it ready. Reports for earlier years are available in the Library of the House.
	Correspondence from members of the public, this information could not be provided within disproportionate costs limits but CLG aim to respond to all written correspondence within 15 working days.

Departmental Expenditure Limit

Eric Pickles: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 25 November 2008,  Official Report, columns 52-7WS, on the departmental expenditure limit (2008-09), how much the litigation costs in relation to the transfer of 4.3 million to Firebuy were; and what the litigation concerned.

Sadiq Khan: The transfer of 4.3 million to the Firebuy line in the Department's Winter Supplementary Estimates included provision of 2.4 million for defending litigation brought against Firebuy over the procurement of the Integrated Clothing Project.

Departmental ICT

Jennifer Willott: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 17 December 2008,  Official Report, column 786W, on departmental ICT, what her most recent estimate of the  (a) cost and  (b) completion date of each of the projects listed is; and if she will make a statement.

Sadiq Khan: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Fareham (Mr. Hoban) on 5 November 2008,  Official Report, column 545-46W.

Deprivation Indicators

Caroline Spelman: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the geographical barriers score of each local authority in the Indices of Deprivation for  (a) 2004 and  (b) 2007 was, ranked from highest to lowest in each year.

Sadiq Khan: Geographical barriers is a sub-domain of the Indices of Deprivation which is published at Lower Super Output Area level (geographical units with an average of 1500 population).
	The Government do not produce a score for this at local authority level.
	I have placed a table of the LSOA score and rank for this sub domain for 2004 and 2007 in the Library. The table also shows which local authority each LSOA is within, and shows all of England's 32,482 LSOAs.
	LSOAs with the highest score, face the greatest geographical barriers (The LSOA with a rank of one is the most deprived on this sub domain, and 32,482 the least deprived).
	The geographical barriers sub-domain is calculated from data on road distance to: GP premises; supermarket or convenience store; primary school; and post office.

Derelict Land

Sandra Gidley: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent assessment she has made of levels of brownfield development in  (a) England,  (b) the South East,  (c) Hampshire and  (d) Romsey constituency.

Iain Wright: Information on development on previously-developed or brownfield land is taken from the Land Use Change Statistics.
	In the period 2003-06,
	 (a) 58 per cent. of the land changing to a developed use in England was previously-developed.
	 (b) 62 per cent. of the land changing to a developed use in the South-East was previously-developed.
	 (c) 68 per cent. of the land changing to a developed use in Hampshire was previously-developed.
	 (d) 79 per cent. of the land changing to a developed use in the constituency of Romsey was previously-developed.
	Brownfield development has been interpreted as all development on previously-developed land, not just residential development. Information on residential development can be found on the CLG website at:
	http://www.communities.gov.uk/planningandbuilding/planningbuilding/planningstatistics/livetables/landusechange/

Fire Services

Eric Pickles: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Peterborough of 17 November 2008,  Official Report, column 125W, on fire services, whether  (a) her Department and  (b) Firebuy holds a copy of the minutes of meetings of the FireGuard Project Board.

Sadiq Khan: Firebuy, the national procurement body for the English Fire and Rescue Service, undertook the procurement process for the Fireguard project at the request of 33 fire and rescue authorities, led by the Chief Fire Officers Association. As a consequence, Firebuy was represented on the board, and received minutes of its meetings produced and distributed by the Chief Fire Officers Association.

Fire Services

Eric Pickles: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to the answer to the hon. Member for Peterborough of 4 November 2008,  Official Report, column 340W, on fire services, what assessment she has made of the reasons for the level of fire and rescue authority participation in the project; and what arrangements for emergency fire cover there are in the event of a  (a) local and  (b) national fire service strike.

Sadiq Khan: The Department has not made any assessment of the reasons for the level of fire and rescue authority participation in the Fireguard project. The Civil Contingencies Act 2004 lays down duties for specified 'Category 1 responders', including fire and rescue authorities, to assess, plan and advise in relation to emergencies. For a fire and rescue authority, an emergency includes a period of industrial action.

Fire Services

Eric Pickles: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to the answer of 16 July 2008,  Official Report, column 487W, on fire services, if she will place in the Library a copy of the full research report.

Sadiq Khan: The full research report cannot be disclosed as it is internal advice for the purposes of assisting the development of policy. A summary of the research has already been placed in the Library.

Home Information Packs

Caroline Spelman: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to the answer to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar of 28 October 2008,  Official Report, column 952W, into home information packs, if she will undertake research on the typical maximum period within which a local authority search in a home information pack will be accepted as valid by a mortgage lender.

Iain Wright: On 8 December my right hon. Friend the Housing Minister (Margaret Beckett), announced that she had asked Ted Beardsall (ex-deputy director of the Land Registry) to convene a working group to consider local property searches. This group will consist of industry and consumer representatives and will consider consumer's needs, utility and presentation of existing property searches information within home information packs. A representative from the Council of Mortgage Lenders has agreed to join this group.

Mortgages: First-Time Buyers

Eric Pickles: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to the answer to the hon. Member for Bromley and Chislehurst of 30 January 2008,  Official Report, column 446W, on mortgages: first-time buyers, what estimate she has made of the number of first-time buyers, excluding sitting tenants, in England who took out mortgages of 100 per cent. or more of the purchase price of the property in  (a) each year from 1979 to 2005 and  (b) 2007.

Iain Wright: Data on first time buyers (FTBs) using a mortgage are available from the Regulated Mortgage Survey which is supplied to Communities and Local Government by the Council of Mortgage Lenders from 2005. Before this we collected the data ourselves via the Survey of Mortgage Lenders. However, as the survey is a sample, data on the number of FTBs for England are unavailable. However we can derive proportions and these are presented in the following table back to 1980.
	Estimated proportion of first time buyers, excluding sitting tenants, that took out 100 per cent. mortgages, in England
	
		
			   Percentage 
			 1980 0.60 
			 1981 1.93 
			 1982 13.17 
			 1983 13.08 
			 1984 10.13 
			 1985 18.65 
			 1986 26.05 
			 1987 12.96 
			 1988 11.02 
			 1989 22.26 
			 1990 27.81 
			 1991 15.94 
			 1992 6.34 
			 1993 1.61 
			 1994 1.27 
			 1995 1.14 
			 1996 1.05 
			 1997 0.94 
			 1998 0.79 
			 1999 0.80 
			 2000 1.01 
			 2001 0.82 
			 2002 0.84 
			 2003 2.38 
			 2004 6.25 
			 2005 6.77 
			 2006 8.29 
			 2007 9.84 
			  Notes: 1. Cases where the mortgage taken out is more than the purchase price have been filtered out due to concerns over data quality. 2. Data from 1982 to 1993are included although there are concerns over the quality of the data.  Source: Regulated Mortgage Survey

Rented Housing: Repossession Orders

Sarah Teather: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate she has made of the number of buy-to-let landlords in each region who have had property repossessed in each of the last three years.

Iain Wright: The Council of Mortgage Lenders collects data on the number of buy-to-let mortgage possessions. However, this data is only available for the United Kingdom as a whole. Data is only available currently for 2006 and 2007.
	
		
			  Buy-to-let mortgages taken into possession in period, UK 
			   Number 
			 2006 1,100 
			 2007 2,000 
			  Source: CML.

Urban Areas: Parking

Caroline Spelman: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar of 28 October 2008,  Official Report, column 978W, on urban areas: parking, if she will make it her policy to undertake research into the effects on town centre economies of levels of car parking charges.

Iain Wright: Charges are a matter for individual car park owners and their impact on local economies will depend on many local factors.
	The Government will continue to monitor and evaluate the impact and effectiveness of planning policy for town centres from a national perspective, drawing upon annual monitoring reports and other quantitative and qualitative evidence. Local authorities should develop the evidence base for their parking policies in their development plans and local transport plans, undertaking what research they need.

Children: Day care

Maria Miller: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what assessment, based on the local authority childcare sufficiency assessments, he has made of the adequacy of standards of childcare achieved; and what recent steps the Government has taken to ensure that local authorities meet requirements to provide childcare services by 31 March 2008.

Beverley Hughes: The Government are committed to the highest possible standards for all child care providers. The Childcare Act 2006 outlined the regulatory regime which is being enforced through a programme of regular inspection against published criteria by Ofsted.
	The Childcare Sufficiency Assessments published by each local authority are helping to identify and address any gaps in the provision of child care appropriate to the needs of working parents and those looking to work in their areas. The Government provide support to local authorities through Government offices in meeting the requirement to secure sufficient child care in the area, so far as is reasonably practicable.

Children: Obesity

Ashok Kumar: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what initiatives the Government has introduced for children of pre-school age to reduce childhood obesity in  (a) England,  (b) the North East,  (c) Tees Valley and  (d) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland.

Sarah McCarthy-Fry: The Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives strategy, published in January 2008, set out the Government's plans to reduce obesity, initially focusing on children. Every child should grow up eating well and enjoying being active and we want parents to have the knowledge and confidence to make this happen. There is no single, simple solution to reducing rates of overweight and obesity and therefore the Government are taking action on a number of fronts.
	At a national level, the Government are promoting healthy eating and physical activity. The updated Child Health Promotion Programme was published in March 2008. It prioritises obesity prevention and physical activity by promoting positive parenting during pregnancy and the early years of children's lives. We are working to support as many mothers as possible to breast feed and to continue to breast feed for longerhelped by children's centres, health and other services, all promoting healthy weight. The Healthy Start initiative provides free vitamin supplements, vouchers for milk, fruit and vegetables for low income pregnant women and children up to age four.
	The introduction of the Early Years Foundation Stage for 0 to five-year-olds means that all early years education providers must promote the good health of children, by providing healthy, nutritious food and active play. The Play Strategy, launched in December 2008, sets out how Government will invest 235 million over 2008-09 to 2010-11 to develop play facilities for children of all ages. Ofcom have introduced restrictions on advertising foods that are high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) to children.
	At a local level, primary care trusts, working with local authorities, are responsible for co-ordinating work to tackle childhood obesity. PCT plans, developed alongside local authority Children and Young People's Plans, will feed into local area agreements agreed with the Government offices. Local areas will develop and implement their own initiatives based on local needs and circumstances. 130 LAs have chosen to include in their local area agreement at least one child obesity indicator from the National Indicator Set.
	Middlesbrough is also one of the nine towns that have been awarded healthy town status as part of the Governments 30 million Healthy Community Challenge Fund. The money will be used to build on existing work and test out ideas on what further action needs to happen to make physical activity and healthy food choices easier for people.
	All this is supported by the Change4Life movement at a national and local level which aims to help families eat well, move more and live longer and which is initially focussed on families with young children. Change4Life is working with a range of commercial and voluntary sector partners, signing up to play their part and deliver concrete commitments to change both nationally and locally.

Departmental Data Protection

Shailesh Vara: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what percentage of contractors and suppliers to his Department has reported compliance with the Government's security standards following publication of the report, Data Handling Procedures in Government, and the accompanying document, Cross-departmental Actions: Mandatory Minimum Action, on 25 June 2008.

Sarah McCarthy-Fry: Since 1 July 2008 all new contracts with contractors have included appropriate clauses to ensure that they are compliant with the Government's security standards. We are also assessing contracts that were let prior to 1( )July 2008 to address any security issues. An answer to the percentage question could be provided only at disproportionate costs.

Departmental Supply Estimates

Maria Miller: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families to which budget he has allocated the 2,500,000 moved from non-voted unallocated provision for Sure Start in his written ministerial statement of 25 November 2008,  Official Report, column 49WS, on departmental expenditure limit (2008-09).

Sarah McCarthy-Fry: The non-voted unallocated provision was transferred to voted provision. The 2,500,000 was allocated to 'Sure Start Current Grants not through Local Authorities' in Request for Resources (RfR) 2 Line A.

Pre-School Education

Maria Miller: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families with reference to the answer of 16 October 2008,  Official Report, column 1495W, on pre-school education, how many and what proportion of children in the 30 per cent. most deprived areas of each local authority were working securely within the 13 assessment areas of the foundation stage profile in each year since 2005.

Beverley Hughes: Information is only readily available for seven of the 13 assessment scales; these are personal, social and emotional development and communication, language and literacy. Further information on the proportion of children working securely within the additional six assessment scales and for earlier years can be compiled and checked only at a disproportionate cost.
	The latest published foundation stage profile results for children working securely in these seven scales, in the 30 per cent. most deprived areas within each local authority, can be found in table D of the additional information for statistical release 25-2008:
	http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000812/index.shtml

Pre-School Education: Manpower

Maria Miller: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what estimate he has made of the number of people who worked in the childcare sector in each year since 1997.

Beverley Hughes: The Childcare and Early Years Providers Survey collects information on the number of people working in the childcare sector in England. The data in the following table are from the 2007 and 2001 Childcare and Early Years Providers Surveys. The information is not available for years preceding 2001.
	
		
			  Table 1: Number of staff working in childcare providers 
			   Number of paid and unpaid staff 
			   2007  2006  2005  2003  2001 
			 Full day care 165,200 159,300 148,200 124,200 106,500 
			 Full day care in children's centres 14,000 10,500 n/a n/a n/a 
			 Sessional 64,500 75,100 77,100 90,800 109,500 
			 After school clubs 50,400 54,500 n/a 29,500 32,200 
			 Holiday clubs 51,200 68,200 n/a 26,600 n/a 
			 n/a = Data was not collected from these providers during these years.  Note: 1. An individual may work for more than one provider. 2. Base: Childcare providers 2007, 2006, 2005, 2003, 2001. Staff in early years provision in maintained schools are not included.

Pupils: Diabetes

John Leech: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what guidance his Department issues to schools on administering of insulin to pupils with diabetes during school hours; what steps it takes to ensure that the guidance is adhered to; and if he will make a statement.

Sarah McCarthy-Fry: This Department issued, in 2005, guidance entitled 'Managing Medicines in Schools and Early Years Settings'. This guidance was published jointly with the Department of Health, and specifically addresses what schools can do to help children with diabetes and other medical conditions.
	Although there is no legal duty on schools to administer medication, or to support a child with self-medication, the guidance encourages schools to develop policies on the management of pupil's medicines and supporting pupils with medical needs. It also encourages schools to draw up, in consultation with parents and medical professionals, individual health care plans for children with medical needs.

Schools: Admissions

Nick Gibb: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families for what reason the words in paragraph 1.65(d) of the School Admissions Code requiring parents' preferences for the school of their choice to be met to the maximum extent possible have been removed from the revised Code.

Sarah McCarthy-Fry: We have taken the opportunity afforded by the revised code to remove areas of duplication in the text and therefore to improve clarity for admission authorities. The right of parents to apply for any school they want their child to attend and the duty on admission authorities to ensure that their preferences are met to the fullest possible extent are enshrined in section 86 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998. The requirement to offer a place, where one is available and where such an offer would not prejudice the provision of efficient education or the use of resources, at the school that is the parents highest preference is fundamental to the system and is reflected throughout the code and regulations, for example at paragraphs 1.37, 1.42 and 3.15(d).

Schools: Sport

John Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what percentage of 5 to 16 year olds in each School Sport Partnership participated in a minimum of two hours of high quality physical education and sport each week in 2007-08; and if he will make a statement.

Sarah McCarthy-Fry: The PE and School Sport survey collects data relating to young people's participation in PE and sport. The most recent survey found that an average of 90 per cent. of five to 16-year-olds in England participated in at least two hours high quality PE and sport each week in 2007/08.
	The following table sets out pupils' participation in each School Sport Partnership. Copies of the full findings of the survey have been placed in the Libraries of both Houses.
	
		
			  Percentage of pupils who participated in at least two hours of high quality PE and out of hours school sport in a typical week  analysis by Partnership 
			   Total  Years 1 - 2  Years 3 - 6  Years 7 - 9  Years 10 - 11 
			 Abraham Guest 93 100 100 99 67 
			 Aireville 95 94 100 98 85 
			 Alderman Peel 86 93 93 82 75 
			 Alderman Smith 91 99 97 93 70 
			 All Hallows RC 91 91 93 88 90 
			 All Saints 87 94 98 87 64 
			 Angley 94 100 100 93 82 
			 Angmering 93 95 98 96 78 
			 Anthony Gell 92 100 100 90 77 
			 Archbishop Beck 89 88 95 89 77 
			 Archbishop Lanfranc 89 97 99 88 53 
			 Arrow Vale 95 100 100 97 78 
			 Ash Manor 91 97 98 92 69 
			 Ashington I (Ashington) 88 90 93 90 73 
			 Ashington II (Blyth and Bedlington) 92 100 97 87 79 
			 Ashington III (Cramlington and Seaton Valley) 92 100 98 100 72 
			 Ashton on Mersey 93 99 99 92 75 
			 Ashton Park 89 100 98 80 67 
			 Astley (Tameside) 86 97 99 87 56 
			 Astor of Hever 86 94 90 86 71 
			 Avon Valley 89 90 95 93 68 
			 Aylesford 94 100 100 81 84 
			 Bacons 87 90 96 90 59 
			 Balby Carr 80 94 97 67 58 
			 Barking Abbey 92 100 100 90 68 
			 Barlby 92 98 96 100 68 
			 Barnet East 90 100 100 96 56 
			 Barnet South 88 89 92 100 60 
			 Barnhill 96 100 94 100 90 
			 Barstable 81 92 84 89 49 
			 Baverstock 96 93 99 100 89 
			 Baysgarth 83 90 94 92 46 
			 Beacon/North Wealdon 91 100 100 90 70 
			 Bebington 89 86 94 93 77 
			 Beckfoot 93 94 96 100 77 
			 Benfield 93 98 97 100 72 
			 Benfield II (Newcastle) 90 100 100 90 67 
			 Berry Hill (Stoke on Trent) 86 88 98 92 54 
			 Bexley 94 100 100 100 71 
			 Biddenham 98 100 99 99 90 
			 Biddick 91 100 99 96 63 
			 Biddulph 90 98 97 93 67 
			 Birchwood 93 95 96 100 76 
			 Bishop Barrington 95 99 99 100 78 
			 Bishop Challoner 89 94 92 96 66 
			 Bishop Wand 91 99 100 91 65 
			 Bishops 88 100 96 83 74 
			 Bitterne Park 84 100 100 75 59 
			 Blacon 92 98 99 100 65 
			 Blakeston Community 89 98 99 93 62 
			 Blessed George Napier 95 96 96 100 85 
			 Blessed Trinity (St. Theodores) 90 96 100 89 68 
			 Bognor Regis 85 100 100 72 58 
			 Borden Grammar 81 90 89 73 70 
			 Boston 90 93 98 97 59 
			 Bosworth 87 99 97 80 66 
			 Bowring 89 91 96 100 58 
			 Bracknell Forest/Brakenhale 89 98 97 93 58 
			 Bramcote Hills 92 96 99 100 68 
			 Bridgemary 95 88 99 100 86 
			 Bridlington 94 100 100 99 74 
			 Brierton 93 98 99 94 78 
			 Brighton Hill 94 100 99 97 69 
			 Brinkburn 90 100 98 95 60 
			 Broad Oak / Bury 95 95 99 100 77 
			 Brookfield (Derbyshire) 88 100 100 97 48 
			 Brookfield (Knowsley) 88 98 99 85 65 
			 Brooksbank 80 96 98 71 53 
			 Brookway 86 98 98 82 50 
			 Brownedge St. Marys 91 90 94 100 73 
			 Buckingham 96 99 100 94 89 
			 Bulmershe 95 100 97 100 77 
			 Burleigh 88 85 95 98 63 
			 Burnham Upper 94 92 94 100 88 
			 Burnholme 93 86 98 100 79 
			 Buxton 93 96 96 98 79 
			 Caistor 90 97 100 90 71 
			 Callington 96 100 99 100 78 
			 Calthorpe 93 87 95 100 81 
			 Canterbury 94 98 99 93 84 
			 Capital City Academy (Brent) 88 100 100 79 60 
			 Cardinal Heenan (1) 90 95 97 100 60 
			 Cardinal Langley 86 91 94 97 54 
			 Carisbrooke 85 100 89 78 76 
			 Carr Manor 90 94 96 100 61 
			 Carres 93 99 100 95 76 
			 Carshalton 90 97 98 93 63 
			 Castle (Kent) 86 100 100 85 57 
			 Castle (Somerset) 91 91 94 100 72 
			 Caterham 82 85 76 100 66 
			 Cavendish 95 97 99 100 81 
			 Central Technology 90 98 97 98 59 
			 Chadsgrove 86 100 100 74 65 
			 Charlton 79 75 83 79 72 
			 Charters 91 96 92 98 75 
			 Chasetown 87 90 96 82 76 
			 Cherry Willingham 87 89 99 85 65 
			 Cheshire Oaks 91 99 100 100 57 
			 Cheslyn Hay 88 96 93 95 65 
			 Chessington (Kingston) 92 100 100 93 65 
			 Chesterfield/Sefton 94 99 99 97 78 
			 Chesterton 79 79 90 88 44 
			 Childwall 88 97 99 89 59 
			 Chipping Norton 88 93 98 89 63 
			 Christ College 89 97 98 90 65 
			 Churchill Community 87 100 100 82 53 
			 Cirencester Kingshill 96 100 100 97 86 
			 City Academy (Bristol) 89 82 96 93 80 
			 City of Lincoln 90 98 100 94 60 
			 Cliff Park 88 100 98 80 70 
			 Collegiate/Palatine 91 95 98 99 66 
			 Colmers 98 100 100 97 95 
			 Colne 92 82 90 100 94 
			 Comberton Village 93 98 98 94 74 
			 Consett 89 97 95 86 75 
			 Coopers Company and Coborn 87 99 84 91 77 
			 Copeland 92 100 99 98 66 
			 Copleston 87 96 94 81 72 
			 Corby 92 97 99 100 63 
			 Coseley 83 99 97 80 50 
			 Countesthorpe 84 95 97 85 47 
			 Counthill 94 96 96 100 78 
			 Crown Hills 85 89 87 91 66 
			 Cumberland (Newham) 86 95 97 77 67 
			 Davenant 95 98 99 100 77 
			 Dayncourt 93 95 99 100 69 
			 Deanes 96 96 96 98 93 
			 Denbigh 96 97 100 100 78 
			 Derby Moor 89 97 91 94 71 
			 Devizes 92 96 98 87 84 
			 Dorothy Stringer 90 92 97 95 68 
			 Dr Challoners 89 99 100 86 71 
			 Droitwich Spa 96 100 100 100 76 
			 Earlham 90 98 98 88 73 
			 Easington 87 98 99 91 53 
			 Eastwood 94 98 99 98 76 
			 Ellis Guilford 89 96 99 88 64 
			 Ellowes Hall 93 93 96 99 79 
			 Eltham Green 86 94 99 90 49 
			 Emerson Park 83 100 100 81 47 
			 Enfield 94 100 100 96 70 
			 Epsom and Ewell 82 88 91 82 56 
			 Evesham (South Worcestershire) 88 100 100 93 46 
			 Failsworth 93 92 96 100 79 
			 Farnborough 85 98 99 80 56 
			 Farringdon 92 97 99 94 72 
			 Fearns Community 88 95 98 90 63 
			 Featherstone 90 92 96 93 66 
			 Feltham 92 100 100 89 72 
			 Fleetwood 92 94 95 100 74 
			 Flixton Girls 80 90 96 65 55 
			 Framingham Earl 92 96 98 100 66 
			 Freman 97 100 100 100 85 
			 Furness/Thorncliffe 95 98 100 100 76 
			 Gilesgate (Durham) 88 100 99 95 50 
			 Glenburn 85 89 92 94 54 
			 Golden Hillock 98 100 100 100 88 
			 Grange (Dorset) 90 100 100 98 53 
			 Grange (South Gloucestershire) 89 100 96 81 78 
			 Granville 85 93 89 94 55 
			 Great Baddow 91 99 99 90 74 
			 Great Torrington 90 100 100 97 53 
			 Greenacre 81 91 96 81 55 
			 Hackney Free and Parochial 82 90 93 72 51 
			 Hagley Park 88 96 98 87 63 
			 Hailsham 95 96 100 100 78 
			 Hamble Community 92 100 96 87 84 
			 Hammersmith and Fulham 91 100 100 86 72 
			 Hamstead Hall 92 82 96 99 84 
			 Handsworth Grange 91 100 99 97 59 
			 Hanley Castle 98 87 99 100 100 
			 Hanson 84 92 99 82 44 
			 Harlington 87 88 89 96 69 
			 Harris (Warwickshire East) 97 96 100 97 93 
			 Harris Academy Merton 92 100 100 91 69 
			 Harris Girls 88 99 99 85 54 
			 Harrogate 90 90 95 98 73 
			 Harrow High 85 99 96 82 47 
			 Hartford 91 93 97 99 66 
			 Hartismere 92 95 100 95 69 
			 Hartshead 86 99 98 87 51 
			 Harvey Grammar 87 95 99 91 46 
			 Haverstock 86 95 98 91 48 
			 Haydock 94 98 99 98 79 
			 Haydon Bridge II (North Northumberland) 87 100 100 100 32 
			 Haydon Bridge III (Morpeth and Ponteland) 93 100 100 92 77 
			 Haydon Bridge/Tynedale 92 100 100 97 67 
			 Hayesbrook (Tonbridge) 88 92 99 91 61 
			 Henry Cort 94 100 100 100 69 
			 Herne Bay 93 100 100 98 66 
			 Heysham 99 95 99 99 100 
			 Heywood 92 92 98 95 74 
			 High Ridge/North Lincolnshire 95 98 99 98 81 
			 Hillingdon 84 98 99 84 50 
			 Hinchingbrooke 89 94 97 100 56 
			 Hipperholme and Lightcliffe 91 97 97 99 62 
			 Holden Lane 95 98 97 100 79 
			 Holgate 85 92 99 82 57 
			 Holmfirth High 95 99 99 100 72 
			 Holy Cross 89 92 96 100 57 
			 Houghton Kepier 92 95 99 86 86 
			 Howard 79 85 85 87 51 
			 Hurstmere 85 87 93 86 69 
			 Idsall 96 99 99 100 81 
			 Isleworth and Syon 90 99 99 90 69 
			 Islington CEA 89 92 99 84 66 
			 Ivybridge Community 99 100 100 100 96 
			 John Fisher 97 100 100 100 86 
			 John Madejski 89 92 93 100 56 
			 John Spence 96 100 100 92 90 
			 Joseph Whitaker 93 87 97 100 81 
			 Kelsey Park 87 97 97 81 63 
			 Kenilworth 88 92 98 90 64 
			 Kineton 87 88 98 90 64 
			 King Alfreds (Oxfordshire) 97 99 100 96 89 
			 King Alfreds (Somerset) 94 98 98 97 77 
			 King Arthurs 88 93 95 97 57 
			 King Edmund 90 96 100 89 66 
			 King Edward VI 97 100 100 96 90 
			 King Edward VI Aston 87 79 89 100 74 
			 King Edward VII 90 98 100 84 73 
			 King Edward VII (Leicestershire) 89 94 95 91 67 
			 King George V/South Tyneside 87 100 100 86 63 
			 Kingdown Community 97 98 99 100 89 
			 Kings 95 98 100 100 77 
			 Kings Manor 93 95 98 100 73 
			 Kingsbury 86 95 94 88 59 
			 Kingsbury (Birmingham) 82 92 97 70 68 
			 Kirk Hallam 87 97 97 94 51 
			 Kirkby (Nottinghamshire) 85 100 98 84 51 
			 Kirkby Stephen 88 96 100 87 62 
			 Kirkley 91 98 97 94 71 
			 Knights Academy (Lewisham/Haberdashers) 88 97 98 87 54 
			 Knights Templar 90 89 90 100 79 
			 Knottingley 90 98 99 100 54 
			 Lacon Childe 97 99 99 100 89 
			 Lady Lumleys 96 94 100 100 85 
			 Lakelands 88 75 95 97 73 
			 Lakes 89 97 100 95 58 
			 Lancaster 89 92 94 98 62 
			 Langdon Park 88 90 95 82 77 
			 Langdon School 97 100 100 97 88 
			 Laurence Jackson 83 100 100 85 44 
			 Lea Valley 94 100 100 87 84 
			 Lees Brook 92 98 97 93 77 
			 Leon 92 97 99 85 82 
			 Lewisham 87 95 97 88 51 
			 Leytonstone 93 100 100 92 72 
			 Lode Heath (South Solihull) 89 87 99 92 70 
			 London Nautical/Lambeth 89 94 98 82 65 
			 Longfield 89 94 93 99 60 
			 Longfield Melton 99 99 99 97 100 
			 Longslade 86 95 99 95 40 
			 Lord Williams 79 74 80 92 64 
			 Lordswood Boys 88 90 95 93 70 
			 Lowton/Wigan 89 96 97 92 64 
			 Lymm 97 99 100 100 83 
			 Lyng Hall 85 86 88 84 83 
			 Madeley 94 99 100 99 72 
			 Mandeville 93 99 96 100 71 
			 Manor (Nottinghamshire) 93 89 97 94 89 
			 Manor (Raunds) 90 95 97 94 65 
			 Mark Hall/Harlow 90 88 97 89 78 
			 Marple Hall 92 95 100 95 73 
			 Marriotts 94 96 100 100 76 
			 Mayfield 83 84 92 95 50 
			 Meopham 86 92 97 87 60 
			 Middlecott 93 100 99 85 88 
			 Minster (Herefordshire) 95 99 100 90 88 
			 Mountbatten 92 98 99 94 72 
			 Mounts Bay 87 87 94 91 68 
			 Mowbray 96 100 100 100 88 
			 Netherhall (Cambridgeshire) 93 94 95 100 76 
			 Netherhall (Cumbria) 85 100 97 85 56 
			 Newmarket 91 90 97 100 66 
			 Newsome High 87 98 98 79 65 
			 Nicholas Breakspear 94 92 99 98 82 
			 Ninestiles 87 85 95 99 56 
			 Norden 87 80 93 96 67 
			 Norlington Boys 89 100 98 90 59 
			 Northampton Academy 94 95 99 92 87 
			 Northfield 92 97 97 99 69 
			 Northfields Technology 82 99 92 71 62 
			 Oakbank 88 91 96 90 63 
			 Oasis Academy Wintringham 91 90 92 98 78 
			 Oldbury College 83 88 93 79 64 
			 Oldfield (5) 95 100 100 93 85 
			 Oldfield (9) 90 93 100 94 68 
			 Our Lady (Manchester) 79 91 96 70 42 
			 Our Lady and St. Chad 90 100 100 84 64 
			 Our Ladys Lancashire 90 95 98 98 60 
			 Outwood Grange 94 100 100 100 72 
			 Paignton 90 100 99 93 65 
			 Park High (Wirral) 91 100 99 89 68 
			 Park House 96 99 98 100 86 
			 Parklands 88 99 100 96 51 
			 Pendle 89 94 95 99 62 
			 Penryn 95 92 97 100 87 
			 Pensby 87 98 98 92 51 
			 Perins 91 98 100 92 66 
			 Phoenix 95 97 100 97 78 
			 Pickering High 94 100 100 94 78 
			 Pindar 88 96 87 96 73 
			 Plymstock 92 94 98 97 75 
			 Poltair 98 95 99 100 93 
			 Portchester Boys 90 93 98 94 68 
			 Portway 91 94 96 90 76 
			 Priesthorpe 90 100 100 97 57 
			 Priory (Barnsley) 91 99 100 98 61 
			 Priory (Bromley) 92 99 100 97 67 
			 Priory (Portsmouth) 88 100 94 88 69 
			 Queen Elizabeths (Dorset) 92 100 95 94 73 
			 Queen Elizabeths Girls 96 100 100 98 84 
			 Queens 91 93 96 97 70 
			 Radcliffe 99 100 100 100 96 
			 Ramsey 95 98 100 100 75 
			 Rawlett 88 90 92 95 69 
			 Rawmarsh 87 100 100 79 66 
			 Redborne 96 100 100 94 89 
			 Redbridge Community 84 95 96 82 51 
			 Retford Oaks 86 89 97 89 60 
			 Rickmansworth 92 96 97 95 73 
			 Risedale 93 96 100 92 79 
			 Roade 91 93 95 98 68 
			 Robert Sutton 86 85 98 96 55 
			 Rodillian 93 93 99 96 76 
			 Roseberry 98 100 98 100 95 
			 Rossington 82 97 97 73 57 
			 Rossmore 95 100 100 94 84 
			 Roundwood Park 92 98 99 90 79 
			 Royal Alexandra and Albert 89 97 99 89 59 
			 Rush Croft 96 100 98 100 79 
			 Ruskin 92 91 97 100 71 
			 Rutland 88 96 99 77 65 
			 Rye Hills 92 100 93 95 81 
			 Saffron Walden 93 87 99 100 77 
			 Saints Peter and Paul (Halton) 87 93 92 91 65 
			 Samuel Cody 89 99 99 87 63 
			 Sandbach 94 94 97 100 79 
			 Sandown 88 95 94 91 65 
			 Sandy Upper 94 100 99 100 68 
			 Sedgefield 91 98 98 93 68 
			 Sele 95 100 100 96 77 
			 Selhurst High 90 86 97 90 80 
			 Shaftesbury 98 100 100 100 89 
			 Sharnbrook Upper 94 100 100 100 69 
			 Shelfield 88 83 97 97 66 
			 Shenfield 90 100 100 100 59 
			 Shoeburyness (Southend/Thorpe Bay) 100 100 100 100 100 
			 Siddal Moor 94 94 97 93 89 
			 Sion-Manning 92 97 99 86 78 
			 Sir Frederic Osborn 93 91 97 100 75 
			 Sir John Hunt 90 94 99 93 62 
			 Sir William Borlase 90 93 99 93 69 
			 Skegness Grammar 91 97 96 98 69 
			 Smestow 86 94 94 87 59 
			 Smiths Wood 89 73 83 100 91 
			 South Dartmoor 89 99 100 87 63 
			 South Hunsley 88 93 95 97 60 
			 South Wigston 88 98 97 87 65 
			 Southfield 94 89 95 100 86 
			 Southfields/Ernest Bevin 88 93 96 91 60 
			 Spalding High 92 100 100 96 68 
			 Spen Valley 91 95 93 87 89 
			 St. Aidans 92 100 100 99 62 
			 St. Ambrose Barlow 89 100 99 85 65 
			 St. Bedes/Blackburn with Darwen 89 91 93 95 70 
			 St. Edmunds 96 100 100 96 86 
			 St. James 78 93 92 76 28 
			 St. John Fisher 80 88 98 63 49 
			 St. Josephs 90 95 98 93 67 
			 St. Lukes (Exeter) 98 100 100 100 89 
			 St. Lukes (Swindon) 86 83 92 90 69 
			 St. Marys (Hull) 84 100 100 76 59 
			 St. Marys (Leeds) 91 93 99 98 69 
			 St. Pauls 92 99 98 100 65 
			 St. Thomas More Catholic 95 96 100 100 75 
			 Stafford 84 96 98 83 53 
			 Stanground 86 86 94 94 57 
			 Stanley 91 99 99 92 70 
			 Staunton Park 87 99 100 81 62 
			 Stockport 83 97 99 79 50 
			 Stopsley 92 98 96 99 67 
			 Stowmarket 85 100 97 79 55 
			 Streetly 91 86 95 99 78 
			 Sudbury 89 97 96 87 73 
			 Sundorne 94 96 100 99 75 
			 Sutton High 90 100 100 93 59 
			 Swadelands 83 92 100 76 49 
			 Swan Valley 94 96 97 99 78 
			 Swanwick Hall 86 97 96 88 57 
			 Taverham 99 100 100 100 98 
			 Testwood 93 99 96 97 78 
			 Theale Green 86 92 92 99 54 
			 Therfield 87 91 96 88 65 
			 Thirsk 93 96 98 100 70 
			 Thomas Bennett 86 98 98 90 47 
			 Thomas Keble 89 90 96 95 65 
			 Thornleigh Salesian 89 88 96 98 60 
			 Thornton Grammar 83 98 96 74 45 
			 Thorpe St. Andrew 95 100 100 100 71 
			 Thurstable 95 99 100 95 83 
			 Tibshelf 90 100 97 87 72 
			 Tongs 95 94 98 100 83 
			 Tower Hamlets 85 100 97 77 53 
			 Toynbee 88 96 97 90 62 
			 Tulketh (Preston) 86 80 94 94 65 
			 Tupton Hall 90 97 98 100 57 
			 Turnford 97 97 98 100 90 
			 Ursuline College 84 98 100 73 61 
			 Vandyke Upper 100 100 100 100 100 
			 Wallingford 93 98 99 91 79 
			 Wayland 99 96 100 100 97 
			 Weald 80 91 96 74 42 
			 Wentworth 86 93 95 82 70 
			 West London Academy 96 100 100 97 82 
			 Westbourne 90 100 96 90 72 
			 Westcroft 99 100 100 100 96 
			 Westfield (Points Sheffield) 79 97 92 78 39 
			 Westminster 93 96 97 99 71 
			 Wexham 87 76 89 96 80 
			 Wey Valley 93 98 99 89 84 
			 Wheldon 94 100 99 100 75 
			 Whickham 86 98 98 87 52 
			 Whitecross 95 99 99 100 79 
			 Whitton (Richmond) 93 100 97 92 76 
			 Wickersley 87 93 97 87 62 
			 Willenhall 91 98 98 93 67 
			 William Beamont (Warrington) 94 100 97 99 78 
			 William de Ferrers 87 99 100 92 45 
			 William Edwards 91 93 99 81 84 
			 William Parker 90 96 97 90 72 
			 Wilmslow 92 96 99 98 68 
			 Wilson Stuart 91 95 99 100 60 
			 Windsor (Dudley South) 91 100 99 100 55 
			 Windsor Boys and Girls 94 100 100 97 74 
			 Winston Churchill 87 95 97 79 73 
			 Wisewood (Arches) 83 92 93 83 54 
			 Witchford 87 97 98 79 64 
			 Wolverley 97 100 99 100 87 
			 Wood Green (Sandwell) 88 89 96 91 64 
			 Woodcote 86 100 99 88 48 
			 Woodhey 91 99 100 95 68 
			 Woodlands (Coventry) 88 89 92 99 63 
			 Woodside High 87 94 88 94 66 
			 Worden 87 96 100 79 69 
			 Wright Robinson (Manchester East) 91 89 92 98 81 
			 Wye Valley 95 98 98 89 90 
			 Wyvern 90 98 96 94 68 
			 York High 95 100 100 98 74

Schools: Wansdyke

Dan Norris: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much was spent on the salaries of  (a) teachers,  (b) teaching assistants and  (c) support staff in Wansdyke constituency in (i) 1996-97 and (ii) 2007-08.

Jim Knight: The Department allocates education funding to local authorities so the requested information for Wansdyke constituency is not available. The figures provided in the following table are for Bath and North-East Somerset, City of Bristol and South Gloucestershire local authorities as each of these authorities are responsible for schools located in Wansdyke constituency.
	
		
			  Staffing expenditure by local authority maintained schools for 1996-97 and 2007-08 
			   1996-97  2007-08 
			  Local authority name  Teaching staff  Education support staff  Other support staff  Total  Teaching staff  Education support staff  Other support staff  Total 
			 Bath and North East Somerset 32,153,000 3,260,000 3,447,000 38,860,000 60,998,000 11,476,000 9,991,000 82,466,000 
			 Bristol, City of 72,936,000 10,878,000 7,998,000 91,812,000 111,017,000 28,917,000 20,104,000 160,038,000 
			 South Gloucestershire 50,463,000 5,074,000 5,302,000 60,839,000 93,382,000 18,600,000 14,172,000 126,154,000 
			  Notes: 1. Includes expenditure on salaries and wages consisting of gross pay, including bonus and allowances, maternity pay and the employer's contributions to national insurance and superannuation for all teachers and supply teachers employed directly by the school; including supernumerary/peripatetic teachers on short-term contracts. This relates to all contracted full time and part time teachers paid within the scope of the Education Act 2002. Also includes threshold payments and other payments relating to teacher pay reforms and also any agency costs for teaching staff that have been brought in to cover teacher absence. 2. Includes expenditure on salaries and wages consisting of gross pay, including of bonus and allowances, maternity pay and the employer's contributions to national insurance and superannuation for education support staff employed directly by the school in support of students' learning. Includes: Childcare staff Classroom assistants/learning support assistants Exam invigilators Foreign language assistants Librarians Nursery assistants Pianists Residential child care officers at a residential special school Supply education support staff Workshop and technology technicians Educational welfare officers 3. Expenditure on salaries and wages consisting of gross pay, inclusive of bonus, overtime and allowances, and the employer's contribution to national insurance and superannuation for premises staff, administrative and clerical staff, catering staff and any other staff employed directly by the school. Also includes the cost of all staff employed directly by the school for extended community activities that cannot be funded from the delegated budget. 4. Financial data for the 1996-97 financial year are drawn from Local Authority Revenue Outturn (RO1) forms submitted to the CLG (formerly ODPM). Figures for the 2007-08 financial year are drawn from Local Authority Section 52 Outturn returns submitted to the DCSF. 5. 2007-08 data is subject to change by the local authority. 6. Cash figures are rounded to the nearest 1,000 and may not sum due to rounding.

Departmental Marketing

Mark Hoban: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 
	(1)  how much has been spent on designing 10 Downing Street-branded  (a) mouse mats and  (b) desktops in each of the last five years;
	(2)  what products featuring departmental or Government branding were procured by  (a) the Cabinet Office and  (b) the Prime Minister's Office in each of the last five years;
	(3)  how much was spent on products featuring departmental or Government branding by  (a) the Cabinet Office and  (b) the Prime Minister's Office in each of the last five years.

Kevin Brennan: For these purposes the Prime Ministers Office forms an integral part of the Cabinet Office. The Cabinet Office, like all departments, uses various forms of branding in publications and printed material to differentiate itself from other Government departments. The information is not held in a format that would enable the questions to be answered without incurring disproportionate cost.

Public Bodies: Lobbying

Nick Hurd: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster with reference to the Answer of 25 November 2008,  Official Report, column 1364W, and the Answer to the hon. Member for Beckenham of 13 October 2008,  Official Report, column 949W, on public bodies: public relations, whether guidance or advice has been produced in relation to public bodies hiring public affairs firms for lobbying purposes, as opposed to public relations media activity.

Tom Watson: The Cabinet Office publication Public Bodies: A Guide for Departments provides guidelines on the use of consultants by non-department public bodies (NDPBs). Copies of the publication have been placed in the Libraries.